Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 7th match at Cardiff, , Jun 04 2019 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

7th match, Cardiff, June 04, 2019, ICC Cricket World Cup

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Sri Lanka

(36.5/41 ov) 201

Afghanistan

(32.4/41 ov, T:187) 152

Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match

Nuwan Pradeep

, SL

4/31

"When I play a few more games I'll get experience for myself, but right now I need to lean on the seniors"•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Lasith Malinga savours the winning moment, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Lasith Malinga savours the winning moment•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Najibullah Zadran goes for a reverse sweep, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Najibullah Zadran goes for a reverse sweep•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Nuwan Pradeep celebrates dismissing Rashid Khan, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Nuwan Pradeep celebrates dismissing Rashid Khan•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Thisara Perera took a brilliant catch to dismiss Hazratullah Zazai, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Thisara Perera took a brilliant catch to dismiss Hazratullah Zazai•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Kusal Mendis drops Hazratullah Zazai, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Kusal Mendis drops Hazratullah Zazai•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Dawlat Zadran sends back Lasith Malinga after the restart, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Dawlat Zadran sends back Lasith Malinga after the restart•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Hamid Hassan celebrate a wicket, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Hamid Hassan celebrate a wicket•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Kusal Perera is caught behind by Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Kusal Perera is caught behind by Mohammad Shahzad•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Isuru Udana is bowled by Dawlat Zadran, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Isuru Udana is bowled by Dawlat Zadran•Jun 04, 2019•AFP

"The way our middle order collapsed against Afghanistan - that wasn't acceptable"•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Lasith Malinga sends back Dawlat Zadran, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Lasith Malinga sends back Dawlat Zadran•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Sri Lanka celebrate a wicket, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Sri Lanka celebrate a wicket•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Thisara Perera is ecstatic after removing Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Thisara Perera is ecstatic after removing Mohammad Nabi•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Lasith Malinga celebrates after dismissing Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Lasith Malinga celebrates after dismissing Mohammad Shahzad•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Hazratullah Zazai pulls one away, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Hazratullah Zazai pulls one away•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Rain delays play, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Rain delays play•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Happy times for Afghanistan fans, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Happy times for Afghanistan fans•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Mohammad Nabi celebrates a wicket, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Mohammad Nabi celebrates a wicket•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Hamid Hassan celebrates after removing Dhananjaya de Silva, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff, June 4, 2019

Hamid Hassan celebrates after removing Dhananjaya de Silva•Jun 04, 2019•Getty Images

Match Coverage

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Lasith Malinga grabs the limelight but Nuwan Pradeep turns the game

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Madness beats joy as Afghanistan miss their big chance against Sri Lanka

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Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga bowl Sri Lanka to scrappy win

In an error-strewn game, Sri Lanka did just about enough right to secure their first points and hand Afghanistan their second successive defeat

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Afghanistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Mohammad Shahzad	caught	7	12
Hazratullah Zazai	caught	30	25
Rahmat Shah	caught	2	11
Hashmatullah Shahidi	caught	4	17
Mohammad Nabi	bowled	11	16
Gulbadin Naib	lbw	23	32
Najibullah Zadran	run out	43	56
Rashid Khan	bowled	2	4
Dawlat Zadran	bowled	6	18
Hamid Hassan	bowled	6	5
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	not out	1	1
Extras	(b 1, nb 1, w 15)
Total	152(10 wkts; 32.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
SL Malinga	6.4	0	39	3	5.85
RAS Lakmal	6	0	27	0	4.5
I Udana	6	0	28	1	4.66 (1 nb)
N Pradeep	9	1	31	4	3.44
NLTC Perera	4	0	19	1	4.75
DM de Silva	1	0	7	0	7

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	34	Mohammad Shahzad	Hazratullah Zazai
2nd	8	Rahmat Shah	Hazratullah Zazai
3rd	2	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Hazratullah Zazai
4th	13	Mohammad Nabi	Hashmatullah Shahidi
5th	0	Mohammad Nabi	Gulbadin Naib
6th	64	Gulbadin Naib	Najibullah Zadran
7th	2	Najibullah Zadran	Rashid Khan
8th	13	Dawlat Zadran	Najibullah Zadran
9th	9	Hamid Hassan	Najibullah Zadran
10th	7	Hamid Hassan	Mujeeb Ur Rahman

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ICC Cricket World Cup

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	9	7	1	15	0.809
AUS	9	7	2	14	0.868
ENG	9	6	3	12	1.152
NZ	9	5	3	11	0.175
PAK	9	5	3	11	-0.430
SL	9	3	4	8	-0.919
SA	9	3	5	7	-0.030
BAN	9	3	5	7	-0.410
WI	9	2	6	5	-0.225
AFG	9	0	9	0	-1.322

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